The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Luis Javier Martínez finished 482nd of 549 men in the Open division at Barcelona 2026, in 1:41:47.
A station race more than a running one: 31% of the field beaten on the stations, against 5% on the runs. On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 2:56. The race faded late: the second half went 3:36 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 4:52 faster at Barcelona 2026 than at Barcelona 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:39Running 1 5:50v median +1:21
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Block 02 9:55Running 2 5:56v median +1:19
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Block 03 11:32Running 3 6:40v median +1:39
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Block 04 12:18Running 4 6:39v median +1:38
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Block 05 11:20Running 5 6:06v median +1:02
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Block 06 8:51Running 6 6:15v median +1:19
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Block 07 14:18Running 7 6:25v median +1:29
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Block 08 14:52Running 8 8:55v median +3:41
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:11
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 540
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 540 men who finished.